BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - Mainland stocks fell on Friday
and Hong Kong was flat, leaving major indexes on course for
weekly losses as fears about a slowdown in China continue to
hurt investor confidence.

On the day, mainland stocks were trimmed by inflation data
that implied tepid demand, while volatility in telecoms shares
was a drag on the Hong Kong indexes. A sell-off in Great Wall
Motor shares impacted mainland and Hong Kong indexes.

At midday, the Hang Seng Index was flat at 21,837.12
points, and down 1.9 percent on the week. The China Enterprises
Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong was down
0.5 percent for the day.

The CSI300 index of the largest Shanghai and
Shenzhen A-share listings was off 0.3 percent on Friday, as was
the Shanghai Composite Index. The Shanghai benchmark was
at 2015.27 points, down 0.9 percent on the week.

Data for data for April showed China's consumer prices rose
at their slowest rate in 18 months, while producer deflation
persisted, underscoring sluggish demand in the world's
second-largest economy.
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